the most poisonous land snake is the fierce snake - or eastern taipan. This snake is found in Australia - which has more deadly snakes then any other continent. The second most poisionous snake is the eastern brown, also found in australia.

The sea snake is the most poisonous snake in the world but not the most deadly, far from the most deadly. It is a non aggressive snake and you have to work at it to get it to bite you. Most bites and death occur in the Philippines from Fisherman tending their nets. It can bite just fine and deliver all the poison it needs too. A small drop will kill a human in minutes. There is anti-venom but your chances of getting to it in time are slim.

There is anti-venom for King Cobras. Get it or die. Don't you folks every watch animal planet? If so you'll see King Cobra's milked, something that leaves many people shaking after they do it.

I THINK the puff adder is the most dangerous snake because it provides the most bites. It is not likely to back away and it extremely hard to see until it has sank its fangs in you. It is not the most poisonous. As others tried to alluded to, being the most poisonous doesn't make it the most dangerous.

The correct name for a viper is pit viper. They have heat sensing pits near their nostrils that detect small changes in heat. Often described as infrared sensing device but I don't think that's really accurate. Its called Jacobson's (SP) organ.

Snake bites in the USA are rarely fatal. The coral snake is by far the most poisonous snake in the US but by far the most deadly, probably the least deadly. It doesn't have fangs but teeth at the back of its jaw that provide the poison. Many say it can't bite a human but it can. It would rather dig a hole and disappear and if you ever stumble upon one that is likely what you'll see it do. I had the pleasure of seeing a pair once and they were gone quickly.

Flirtilizer wrote: Most bites and death occur in the Philippines from Fisherman tending their nets. It can bite just fine and deliver all the poison it needs too. A small drop will kill a human in minutes. There is anti-venom but your chances of getting to it in time are slim.

There are really lots of poisonous snakes here and some are endemic and exotic.

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